{"id":35117,"date":"2026-04-05T12:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T16:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orlandoentertainmentnews.com\/?p=35117"},"modified":"2026-04-05T12:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T16:34:44","slug":"club-reports-elixir-bar-monkey-bar-barbarella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orlandoentertainmentnews.com\/?p=35117","title":{"rendered":"Club Reports: Elixir Bar, Monkey Bar, Barbarella"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Saturday night in the city and time for some more club visits. We began the evening at Elixir Bar<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Where we walked in to their famous outdoor dance patio at 10PM to find this!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Opening set from DJ duo Cense + Willo (USA).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Beginning the evening with some Downtempo House and then slowly building the pace and volume. They were the openers for DJ duo Cocodrills (USA) who would come on around midnight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And the dance floor went from this…..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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…..to this in just a half hour.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spotted at the barrier: DJ K1KO (USA) with the Lighting Tech. K1KO is the new General Manager of Elixir Bar <\/em>and YAZ <\/em>next door. Expect the latter to become an upscale dining venue with music later in the evening. He’s also the Thursday night DJ at Aero Bar<\/em> across the street.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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By the time we departed, the dance floor looked like this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And a queue to the street corner outside meant it would soon be packed!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In the vast music desert that is Wall Street Plaza<\/em>, Monkey Bar<\/em> is the proverbial oasis of greenery and music bliss.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Located upstairs, we walked into this!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We found resident DJ Dity (USA) in the booth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A night of Progressive House.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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During our visit the dance floor went from this…..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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…..to this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Monkey Bar<\/em> has two bars. This is the inside bar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And on the balcony, this is the outside bar. Psych! They’re really the same bar but open on two sides.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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DJ 9JuanJuan (USA) taking over close to 11:30PM.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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If you’re having a techno emergency, dial 9JuanJuan. He played a great House\/Tech House set.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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When we departed a long string of new guests were coming up the stairs so the place would soon get crowded.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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DJ had the club bouncing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We next headed to The Axe Trap<\/em> off I-4 at the Lee Road exit in Winter Park. Because on Saturday nights, it becomes home to Barbarella<\/em>. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Arriving after midnight, we walked into this!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And just as it should be on a Saturday night, DJ Indie John (USA) in the perch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Delivering 80’s New Wave and Alternative.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Most songs with Promo Only<\/em> or DJ Rob Video Vault<\/em> music videos. We heard some Depeche Mode (GB), Cyndi Lauper (USA) and A-Ha (N), among others. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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While we usually recommend you wear black here, there was quite the mixed crowd last night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Everybody loves the 80’s!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Barbarella<\/em>‘s darker cousin “Memento Mori” takes place here at The Axe Trap<\/em> on Saturday, April 18th. Expect less New Wave and more Dark Wave, Goth and Industrial.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Everywhere we went last night, a good time was had by all.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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